Cos Lettuce Leaf Sauceboat
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1755-58
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions7 5/16 in. (18.6 cm)
7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm)
7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.203.2
Not on view
DescriptionThis is one of a pair of Worcester cos lettuce sauceboats. Each is press-molded as overlapping leaves issuing from the brown- and yellow-heightened looped stem handle further issuing two small leaves veined in rose and edged in green. On one side is a blossom and two yellow and iron-red buds. The sides and interior are colorfully painted with scattered floral sprigs and insects. The serrated rim is edged in brown. One sauceboat has a black workman's mark. One sauceboat has a slight roughness on the edge of the spout.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
